Decision Making & Government:
Making & Changing Rules & Laws
Guiding Questions
Why do we have laws?
What happens if you break the law?
Who makes laws?
How do we enforce laws?
KWL of community laws.
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Theme/Content Skills
People in rural, urban, and suburban communities develop rules and laws to govern and protect community members.
Our local communities have elected and appointed leaders who make, enforce, and interpret rules and laws.
Key Terms
laws, leaders, consequence, election, appoint
Holidays
Father's Day
Student Outcomes
Students will identify why we have laws and what happens if laws are broken.
Students will recognize how laws are created and established.
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Assessment/Project
-"Neighborhood Walk: Law Hunt" Take pictures, or check off of a checklist, or write down different laws you see (ex: ped xing sign, no parking sign, don;t walk sign, etc).
-Students will match pictures of consequences to broken laws.
-"If I'm Elected" Students make posters as if they were running for school president. Have th posters filled with new laws (rules) they would create. Students must explain why these new laws (rules) should be put into effect.
Resources for Students
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Resources for Teachers
Harcourt Brace
Field Trip Suggestions
Ask a local councilman to come in and discuss how laws are made and why they are necessary,
Grade: 2nd
Month: June
Main Concept
Decision Making & Government:Making & Changing Rules & Laws
Guiding Questions
- Why do we have laws?
- What happens if you break the law?
- Who makes laws?
- How do we enforce laws?
- KWL of community laws.
----Theme/Content Skills
Key Terms
laws, leaders, consequence, election, appointHolidays
Father's DayStudent Outcomes
- Students will identify why we have laws and what happens if laws are broken.
- Students will recognize how laws are created and established.
----Assessment/Project
-"Neighborhood Walk: Law Hunt" Take pictures, or check off of a checklist, or write down different laws you see (ex: ped xing sign, no parking sign, don;t walk sign, etc).-Students will match pictures of consequences to broken laws.
-"If I'm Elected" Students make posters as if they were running for school president. Have th posters filled with new laws (rules) they would create. Students must explain why these new laws (rules) should be put into effect.
Resources for Students
Stellaluna by Janell CannonMiss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Resources for Teachers
Harcourt BraceField Trip Suggestions
Ask a local councilman to come in and discuss how laws are made and why they are necessary,